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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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